The next morning, as soon as I opened the door, I found Zuo Qing and Bei Chi standing at the entrance with anxious expressions.
"Is something wrong?" I asked with a smile.
"We can't wait to start training! We didn't sleep well at all last night!" Zuo Qing said quickly.
In fact, I could basically understand the reason. The incident yesterday of crushing stones with bare hands had had too great an impact on them.
"Rest is also very important..." I sighed, "Today's training task is to count grains of sand..."
As I spoke, I extended my hand, and a ball of Shepherd's Might condensed in my palm: "Can you see what's in my hand?"
Zuo Qing shook his head, and Bei Chi did the same.
"I can feel energy on it, but I can't see clearly what it is..." Zuo Qing said.
"Don't rush!" I said, then handed each of them a cup of the successfully mixed potion: "Take a sip every three hours. You have to drink this cup throughout the day!"
"Okay!" The two nodded. This was something they had to do every day.
As for Shen Zhi, she no longer needed to count leaves with them. Besides cultivating, she now needed to adapt to her own strength.
After gaining power, she also needed some time to rejoice, so I didn't disturb her.
Three more days passed. Zuo Qing and Bei Chi still couldn't see the energy in my hand, so they had to continue with the monotonous training.
I, on the other hand, dragged Shen Zhi out of her room. This girl, after discovering that she could cultivate, had been cultivating day and night without rest.
"Cultivation cannot be rushed. You also need to rest well!" I said with a serious expression.
Shen Zhi nodded, but her voice was unusually stubborn: "I feel like I'm in pretty good shape..."
"Now, I'll teach you how to use this power!" I said, casually picking up two bows and taking Shen Zhi out.
Luo Yaqin also wanted to train with me, but I refused.
I wanted her to cultivate only for self-preservation and didn't intend for her to participate in combat.
Later, I would teach her some basic self-defense methods.
Shen Zhi and I, carrying two bows, went into a forest.
This forest was not too far from our city, and beside it was our plantation, where we grew sweet potatoes, chili peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and other things...
These were all seeds brought from the ship before. I didn't expect them to grow so well here.
"What do I need to do?" Shen Zhi asked.
I handed her a bow: "You should be able to draw this bow now..."
Shen Zhi nodded and drew the bow with great ease. She had no strength to do this before.
"Try shooting an arrow!" I said with a smile.
Shen Zhi nodded, drew the bowstring to its fullest, and shot an arrow.
The arrow shot out, instantly piercing a large tree.
Seeing this result, a smile appeared on Shen Zhi's face: "I didn't expect the power to be so great..."
I didn't say anything. I drew my bowstring to its fullest and shot an arrow.
The arrow instantly pierced a large tree, but its power had not diminished much. It continued forward, piercing five or six large trees before lodging into the ground and disappearing.
Seeing this, Shen Zhi was stunned: "Brother Lu... is your strength really this great?"
"This has little to do with strength..." I said with a smile, "What's more important is the application of Shepherd's Might!"
"Try covering the energy on your palms and the arrow..." I pointed to the bow in Shen Zhi's hand. "It will take time to explore..."
Hearing this, Shen Zhi raised her hand, drew the bowstring to its fullest, and controlled the Shepherd's Might within her body to slowly condense on her palm.
This process looked very easy, but it was extremely difficult for Shen Zhi to do.
First, drawing the bow required immense strength, and while controlling the accuracy of the arrow, she also had to control the Shepherd's Might on her palm.
"Don't try to achieve it all at once," I reminded her with a smile. "This process will be a bit troublesome. You can try to gather the Shepherd's Might on your palm first..."
Shen Zhi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Once you can handle this with ease, then try drawing the bow fully, step by step!" I said.
"I understand, Brother Lu!" Shen Zhi nodded.
"I know you are a very resilient person, but you must understand one thing: being too eager for success is not a good thing!" I said with a serious expression. "Only by mastering every detail can you be proficient!"
Shen Zhi looked at me, then lowered her head. After a moment, she raised her head, and a trace of determination appeared in her eyes: "Thank you, Brother Lu!"
I waved my hand: "Now, you can experiment slowly by yourself. For the next period of time, you only need to train this. You don't need to participate in other cultivation for now."